I thought the story was inaccurate, full of myths with respect to uncircumcised men, and childish to say the least.
1. Should women be circumcised? I mean, whats a little skin removed from a lady's labia?
2. Lesbians get cevical cancer, how do you explain that?
3. If you were meant to be circumcised, you would have been born that way.
4. As a gay man who has seen many dicks, cut & uncut, I've never heard of anyone bleeding, gross!!
--W V
12/18 |
The narration is smooth and relatable. Very well-written, if slightly low-brow.
--TJ
12/15 |
It's rare for me to actually get to read anything dealing with circumsicion. Then again, I don't go looking for articles about it, until now. Through a story like this, I learn a bit more about myself and learn how to deal with this (my uncut penis). And I have to disagree with those who think that you should be "cut". Circumsicion is not for every guy. It'll work for some and not for others. It's basically about who you are as a person and how you feel about yourself. In my opinion (not yours, not anybody else) that the article was pretty good. Before, it was kinda hard dealing with this, especially living all your life in a place like Hawaii where cultural and social views are so so conservative that it makes dealing with a subject such as this very difficult. So I say...good job to the article and ROCK ON...oh...and bring on some more stories like this
--QV
12/14 |
I thought this was very interesting and sexy at the same time. I don't think I've ever know anyone uncircumsized, but then again I've only been with 3 guys at the age of 21. I wonder if the second wasn't, but have never seen one and been told "THATS what it looks like." SO I don't know. Like everyone else I heard that it makes a guy very sensitive, because of the protection and everything. I'm not sure what else to say except great article, keep writing, and I love your "author description." Stay safe, fun, and faithful!
--WC
12/11 |
I feel it is great that your family respected your basic human rights and allowed you to make the decision be cut or uncut. Often in america, men at this point rarley get the opertunity to make such a choice. Can you imagine what is must of felt like as a man to never know the feeling of being uncircumcisized. I personally feel you should have explored other options than and extreme one like circumcision, there are many out there. But still, You had the choice over 70% of the U.S. will never have.
--JONG
12/11 |
I've never seen a circumcised penis in the flesh. And I don't want to either, really. Thank goodness I'm British. You know that a person with a tight foreskin can get it loosened without needing to resort to circumcision? Tch!
--ELM
12/11 |
There is another side to the story.... check out the foreskin restoration at 4restore.com and see it yourself.
--SKK
12/11 |
Disappointing; I think the author was disconnected from his dick before the circ. Too bad he didn't have the counsel of an experienced uncut man before making the decision.
His glans peels and he sees no problem with circumcision?
-- And the loss of orgasmic threshold?
-- And the idea that women will more readily do oral w/men who are cut?
Perhaps unsophisticated, immature women.
Women Who Like Sex Prefer Uncut Men.
'Nuff said.
--CK
12/10 |
What a load of mutilated crap.
--IM
12/10 |
I was circumcised at age 12 before I started developing pubic hair. I feel I was robbed of my sensory feelings down there..On a positive side is easier to clean, I had it done in October 1963. I have no real idea how a non-circumcide guy feels like. Any comments ?
Tony
--A.M
12/09 |
Thanks for the cirklist fantasy! Love the novel resons why it needed to be done...you guys come up with more and more imaginative ones every day.
--RM
12/09 |
For the record, my doctor said "You got this from the girl, and you need to have her checked out" and then he gave me a dark look, so that was what I meant by "openly suspicious of Chloe" .
--d.p.
12/09 |
Dear ESC: If we speculate that the doctor would respond asymetrically when the genders were reversed, then it follows that the doctor is misogynist. What suggests this speculation is valid? Nothing but your own bias. We don't know what the doctor said about the gf because the author didn't write it. Maybe he made disparraging remarks and maybe he didn't and the author's sense that the doctor mistrusted her was just a hunch. Or maybe the doctor did make disparraging remarks but they had more to do with the doctor's distrust of anybody who would want to video tape their bf's circumcision and not of her as a woman. Or maybe, and this is what I think is most likely, the doctor doesn't hate women but mistrusts them because he had horrible experiences in the past and he is unfairly letting those past biases distort her character. That's a naive viewpoint and we should all guard ourselves against those types of conclusions, but it's not misogyny.
--ndm
12/08 |
Cheating = genital warts. Karma, maybe? Serves you right.
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12/08 |
Yes, more foreskin articles. It is an interesting topic for many people. It's too bad that something so natural looks so bizarre to the culturally-untrained eye. The foreskinned penis is indeed an interesting creature. ;)
About the writing style... at least he doesn't sound like a teenage ditz... Not that bad at all- the tone and the audience just needs to be determined and approached consistently.
--nYah
12/08 |
Thank you! I had the same operation at age 24, and for the same reason(s). In terms of the quality of sex, I felt like what I lost in feeling, especially while masturbating, was made up for by the benefits of a cleaner entry and not having to worry about the skin getting folded over. Though I never bled, I came close. My wife knows, but I've never told my family.
--LA
12/08 |
Hello
I read your essay with great interest. I am from England where circumcision today is not common. When I was born in the 1930's it was quite widespread in England. I was not cut at birth but always wanted to be. Eventually at the age of 40 I was circumcised, at my own request, and I consider it one of the best things that ever happened tome. Everything and I mean everything is so much better: appearance, sex, cleanliness, no stink and no smegma. If anybody is hesitating about getting a circumcision, don't. I consider it one of the best things that ever happened to me
Neville England
--NS
12/08 |
i wouldn't let them take off my foreskin for the world. and fyi women outside the US think that circumsized dicks are disgusting. guess it's just what you're used to.
--GED
12/08 |
not very well written, but interesting topic.
--mo
12/07 |
ndm, a misogynist comes under many disguises regardless of gender and/or sexual preference. I’d be curious to know what the doctor would have warned him about if he were a homosexual? Would he have made despairing remarks about his partner? If so would the writer have reacted to it? This piece not only reflects the problematic representation of gender roles in our society, but also that we seem so willing not to use condoms (we can all agree that there are other 'scarier' STDs that condoms can protect us and our partners from). I’m glad that you were able to grasp some liberating degree of wisdom from this piece, but the fact still remains that it was badly written!
--ESC
12/07 |
Of course, an essay that rearticulates a normative American sexual physiology has a distinct appeal to its audience so constantly filled with anxiety about difference. This piece allows the positions of readers on both sides of this issue to be right. Those who support routine circumcision (or, for whatever reason, prefer the mutilated member) feel that this approach is confirmed by the author's tribulations. Those who oppose non-medically-indicated dick-snipping can feel mollified as the author claims that this procedure was necessary. So few American parents and doctors when faced with a penis in its natural state know what to do with it. Balanitis is often the result of damage from attempts to "clean" under a child's foreskin long before the physiology of the penis would allow it or even necessitate it. It's entirely likely that Denver's phallic misfortunes might have been avoided. Who knows? He seem's happy, so I guess that's what's important. Unfortunately, this discourse only reaffirms an American hegemony about the male body: circumcision is desirable and more importantly inevitable. Certainly not true. Of course, judging by the responses to this piece and the lack of any essays on Nerve celebrating the foreskinned penis, an essay on the penis in peril appears to be a crowd-pleaser. I'm sure all readers join me in wishing Denver's dick well. I'm less certain than he is about his wart cure, but that's for him to negotiate with his partners. Let's hope honesty will in the future triumph over desire.
--JR
12/07 |
awesome! I loved it!
--JLM
12/05 |
I'll admit it: I was insecure about the modification of my unit given to me by my generous parents. I've felt that part of my manhood was missing and, damn, that's just a bummer. So, even though the author doesn't enthusiastically give circs the thumbs-up, he discusses it as something that has its pros and cons. And that's enough to shed some insecurities and boost my confidence regarding my genitalia -- we can all agree this is a good thing. Thanks Nerve.
... and re: "misogyny, misogyny, blah." If the genders were reversed or if it was two gay guys you misogyny-baiters wouldn't even notice so spare us your personal animosities. Can't a guy be an asshole without being accused of misogyny?
--ndm
12/05 |
because it's honest.
---eds
12/04 |
Women beware misogyny at its finest, "He had also told me to wear condoms, but for my own protection, not for Chloe's. He was openly suspicious of Chloe." And what does being an American have to do with foreplay? This could only be written by a man. Chloe if you are still with Mr. Circ dump him. He's proud of his "[...] lack of spurt control [...]." To the editors, what the heck happened? Why would you publish this rubbish?
--ESC
12/04 |
"Am I the only one who thought this was awkwardly written and inconsistant? The writer can't seem to get a grip on whether he's trying to horrify, amuse, or titillate us. It's an interesting topic, but the writing needs some serious editing."Why can't he do it all?
--slut
12/04 |
--"There's less rebound time for me, so Chloe and I do it twice on average." -- what's that got to do with a circ? can anyone tell me???
--L.L.
12/04 |
I could not tell if the author was happy or sad about his circ.
I can tell you that Nerve should feature more foreskin stories. Girls are interested, straight guys want to learn more and gay guys are totally into it.
--jl
12/04 |
Am I the only one who thought this was awkwardly written and inconsistant? The writer can't seem to get a grip on whether he's trying to horrify, amuse, or titillate us. It's an interesting topic, but the writing needs some serious editing.
--rah
12/04 |
"Gee Honey,you probably have a warts virus anyway, so why do you care if I give you another strain??" Fucking Men.
--GDE
12/04 |
bad ass! more more more!
--slut
12/04 |
This is easily the most interesting essay Nerve has run in years. It harkens back to the old days, when Nerve was good. Well written, damn interesting. Fucking good.
--ME
12/04 |
this is one of the best things ive ever read here. thank you so much.
--bk1
12/04 |
Yes, i agree, one of the best pieces I've read on nerve. fucking great.
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12/04 |
there were so many moments in this essay where i was caught in a moment of awe by the linguistic humor or reference to something strangely seemingly familiar that i think can only be explained through literary genius. Easily one of the best essays I have read on nerve.com
--LM
12/04 |
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